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Appendices to the Mines Statement- continued. page .Appendix A coitiinued. Report by Inspecting Engineer- continued. VII. State Aid to Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 (I.) Subsidized Prospecting .. .. .. .. .. 2.'! (2.) Government Prospecting-drills .. .. .. . . 27 (3.) Subsidized Roads on Goldfields .. .. .. . . 28 (4.) Government Water-races .. . . .. .. .. 28 VIII. Schools of Mines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 Annexure A- Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines . . . . . . 29-38 Northern Inspection District .. . . .. .. .. .. 29 Quartz-mining .. . . .. .. .. .. . . 29 Accidents . . .. .. . . . . .. ~ .. 32 Quicksilver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast District .. .. .. .. 33 Quartz-mining .. .. .. .. . . .. . . 33 Dredging .. . . .. . . .. .. . . .. 34 Alluvuil Mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 35 Southern Inspection District .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 Quartz-mining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 Alluvial Mining .. .. • .. .. .. .. .. 36 Dredge Mining .. .. . . .. .. .. . . 37 . Minerals other than Gold .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 Annexure B—Summary of Reports by Government Water-race Managers.. .. 38 Waimea-Kumara Water-races .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 Mount Ida Water-race .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 Annexure C -Summary of Report of Inspector of Stone-quarries .. .. 39 Annexure I) -Mining Statistics .. .. .. .. .. .. 40-42 Table 1. Quantity of Quartz crushed and Gold obtained .. .. .. 40 41 Table 2. Bullion purchased by Banks .. .. .. .. .. 42 Appendix B Reports relating to the Inspection of Coal-mines .. .. .. 43-72 Report by Inspecting Engineer .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 Section I. Output .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 Section 11. Persons employed .. .. .. .. .. .. II Section 111. Accidents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 Section IV. Working of the Coal-mines Act .. .. .. .. .. 19 (a.) Ventilation . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 (b.) Inflammable Gas and Safety-lamps .. .. .. .. .. 52 (c.) Systematic Timbering .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 (d.) Permitted Explosives .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 (c.) Crushing of Coal Pillars and Sub-aqueous Mining ... .. .. 55 (/'.) Inspection of Old Workings .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 ((j.) Mine Rescue Work . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 (A.) Electricity at Collieries .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 Section V. Legislation affecting Coal-mining .. .. .. .. .. 57 Annexure A-Summary of Reports by Inspectors of Mines .. .. .. 58 Northern District .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 58 West Coast District .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 Southern District .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 63 Annexure B Colliery Statistics .. .. .. .. .. .. 68 Appendix 0— -Report of the Board of Examiners .. .. .. .. . . 73 80 Chairman's Report .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 73 List of Certificate-holders under the Mining Acts .. .. .. .. 74 List of Certificate-holders under the Coal-mines Act .. .. .. .. 77